Grey-crested Tit - BirdForum Opus

Presumable subspecies wellsi
Photo by johnjemi
Yunnan, China, October 2006

Lophophanes dichrous

Identification

11·5–12·5 cm (4½-5 in)

• Grey upper parts
• Buffish under parts
• Long erect crest

Distribution

Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas and Bhutan
Southeast Asia: occurs only in Indochina and Myanmar

Taxonomy

Photo by Joydip
Lachung, Sikkim, India, April 2014

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies^[1]:

• L. d. kangrae:

• Coniferous forests of Kashmir to northern India (Uttar Pradesh)

• L. d. dichrous :

• Coniferous forests of western Nepal to Arunachal Pradesh and southern Tibet

• L. d. dichroides:

• North-eastern Tibet to south-western China (northern Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and Shaanxi)

• L. d. wellsi:

• North-eastern Myanmar and southern China (western Sichuan and north-western Yunnan)

Habitat

Forests, mountain Valleys. Observed at heights around 8000 feet.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of insects, larvae and invertebrates. Seen feeding with Dark-breasted Rosefinch on cooked egg shells.

Gallery

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References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-crested Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-crested_Tit

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